October 29, 1984
Gillian Weir in Concert #8457
…the world-famous British recitalist performs the dedicatory program on the new J.W. Walker & Sons organ (2-manuals, 30 stops) at the Breck School chapel, Minneapolis. This is the first instrument by this reputable English firm to be installed in the United States.
FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Organ Sonata No. 3 in A (1st movement)
FRANK BRIDGE: Adagio in E
FRANCOIS COUPERIN: Messe pour les Couvents (excerpts from the Gloria section)
J.S. BACH: Trio Sonata No. 1 in E-flat, S. 525
J.S. BACH: Fugue in E-flat, S. 552
GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI: Canzona
JEAN LANGLAIS: Epilogue on a Theme of Frescobaldi
JEAN LANGLAIS: Dialogue sur les Mixtrues, from Suite breve
LOUIS VIERNE: 3 Pieces (Impromptu; Scherzo; Toccata)